Release Date: Feb. 7, 2011 Running Time:  103 min. Listen Now: Download: Enhanced Version MP3 Version Subscribe via iTunes: Enhanced - MP3 See sidebar for other subscription options

Island hoppers. We travel to Samoa, Atlantis and Scotland to review Hotel Samoa, Survive: Escape from Atlantis and Glen More.

News & Notes: Qwarriors, King of Tokyo, Geekway to the West
The List:  Hotel Samoa
Table Talk:  Glen More
Back Shelf Spotlight:  Survive: Escape from Atlantis
Game Sommelier:  5 games to connect Uno and Mah Jongg
Mail Bag:  Gong cases for Crokinole, Toruro-Booray connection

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Release Date: Jan. 24, 2011 Running Time:  140 min. Listen Now: Download: Enhanced Version MP3 Version Subscribe via iTunes: Enhanced - MP3 See sidebar for other subscription options

Everything old is new again. We review Rowboat, TZQ, Shokoba, and Booray: four card games that seek to adapt or reacquaint us with the classics Spades, Mah Jongg, Scopa, and Bourré.

News & Notes: Uno turns 40, Alvin & Dexter, 1955, Boardgameinfo.com
The List:  Rowboat, Tien Zi Que
Back Shelf Spotlight:  Shokoba, Booray
Game Sommelier:  5 games to connect Rattus and Last Call
Mail Bag:  Plague movie, Spiel interview, tile bags, and a bet

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Release Date: January 10, 2011 Sudoku Puzzle Print, Play Along, Win a Prize! Download: Scribbler #8  |  Solution Subscribe via iTunes: Enhanced - MP3 See sidebar for other subscription options

Who needs numbers? We have games.

Your job is to fill in the Sudoku grid using the game components provided.

Good luck!

Send your solution to dave@thespiel.net.  PRIZE DEADLINE: Jan. 19, 2011

Download the puzzle using the links above.

Release Date: Dec. 27, 2010 Running Time:  134 min. Listen Now: Download: Enhanced Version MP3 Version Subscribe via iTunes: Enhanced - MP3 See sidebar for other subscription options

Show us your buboes. We get Medieval and play Rattus, trying to save as many people as we can from the Black Plague.

News & Notes: Nightfall, Ubongo Expansion, Boardgame News
The List:  Rattus
Table Talk:  Castle Panic
Truckloads of Goober:  Last Call
Game Sommelier:  5 games for new game designers
Mail Bag:  Jaipur in orbit, Dice Sprites

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Release Date: Dec. 13, 2010 Running Time:  111 min. Listen Now: Download: Enhanced Version MP3 Version Subscribe via iTunes: Enhanced - MP3 See sidebar for other subscription options

Paint the town. We swap camels, diamonds, and other trade goods playing Jaipur, a modern card game with a classic feel.

News & Notes: Dominic Crapuchettes, FFG Event Center, marathon man
The List:  Jaipur
Back Shelf Spotlight:  Events
Truckloads of Goober:  Sumo Ham Slam
Game Sommelier:  5 games to pair with movies for a game/movie night
Mail Bag:  Kackel Dackel story, Elemental Clash

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Release Date: Nov. 29, 2010 Running Time: 151 min. Listen Now: Download: Enhanced Version MP3 Version Subscribe via iTunes: Enhanced - MP3 See sidebar for other subscription options

Here's our list. Check it twice. With over 50 game suggestions in 11 categories, you're sure to find a great game for someone this holiday season.

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115: The Stars, Our Dicetination Release Date: Nov. 15, 2010 Running Time:  117 min. Listen Now: Download: Enhanced Version - MP3 Version Subscribe via iTunes: Enhanced - MP3 See sidebar for other subscription options

Deep space is our dwelling place. We grok the new dice game Alien Frontiers, racing to set down roots on a strange new world.

News & Notes: Die Burgen von Burgund, The Games Bible, LED d20s
The List:  Alien Frontiers
Back Shelf Spotlight:  Net Runner
Game Sommelier:  5 games to play with a friend recovering from surgery

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114: Wards and All Release Date: Nov. 1, 2010 Running Time:  120 min. Listen Now: Download: Enhanced Version - MP3 Version Subscribe via iTunes: Enhanced - MP3 See sidebar for other subscription options

Who's the boss? We head to the polls, using slander and strongarm tactics to win elections in Tammany Hall.

News & Notes: Punch-Out Party, Spiel-a-thon
The List:  Tammany Hall
Back Shelf Spotlight:  New York,  A Gamut of Games
Essen Survey: a look at some new games released at the Spiel in Essen, Germany
Game Sommelier:  5 games with penalty points

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113: Deciphered Release Date: Oct. 18, 2010 Running Time:  125 min. Listen Now: Download: Enhanced Version - MP3 Version Subscribe via iTunes: Enhanced - MP3 See sidebar for other subscription options

An enigma, wrapped in a riddle. We dust of our deductive muscles and try to crack Code 777, a brain-burning game with roots in Indian Poker.

News & Notes: Wooden Catan, Hotel Samoa, Show Manager
The List: Code 777
Truckloads of Goober:  Dungeon of Doom
Players: Interview with Stephen Buonocore - Stronghold Games
Game Sommelier:  5 quick/cheap games to decide what game to play

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112: Grind Joints Release Date: Oct. 4, 2010 Running Time:  116 min. Listen Now: Download: Enhanced Version - MP3 Version Subscribe via iTunes: Enhanced - MP3 See sidebar for other subscription options

Luck, be a lady tonight. We put the sin in Sin City, rolling dice to build casinos along the original Strip in Lords of Vegas.

News & Notes: Resident Evil Deck Building, Dice Tower Secret Santa, Spiel-a-thon
The List: Lords of Vegas
Truckloads of Goober:  Deuce Backgammon Set
Back Shelf Spotlight: Odds'R
Game Sommelier:  5 books that should be games

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